as in limp
not stiff in structure
the flaccid stalks of celery that had been around for far too long
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In the last scene of the film, the Father stands on a rock in the middle of a waterfall, naked, flaccid, alone, and screaming, shattered with desire.
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P.e. Moskowitz, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
When your nerves aren’t able to communicate with each other, your muscles enter a state of flaccid paralysis, says McBride.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
But given the Biden Administration’s flaccid border policy, Trump carried 89% of voters who ranked immigration as their top concern.
—Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
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P.e. Moskowitz, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
When your nerves aren’t able to communicate with each other, your muscles enter a state of flaccid paralysis, says McBride.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
But given the Biden Administration’s flaccid border policy, Trump carried 89% of voters who ranked immigration as their top concern.
—Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Flaccid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaccid. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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